No. 1 Guelph Gryphons (OUA champions)
Head Coach: Colette McAuley (9th season)
Regular season record: 5-0
Regular season standing: 1st OUA Shiels Division
Playoff record: 3-0
Playoff finish: OUA champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 18): No. 2
Top 10 best ranking: No. 2 (6 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (6 polls): 6
Conference award winners (Shiels Division): Kendra Blackbourn (community service)
Conference all-stars (Shiels Division): Julia Schell, Alexandra King, Kylie Shaughnessy, Devon Stober, Alyssa McDonald
CIS championship appearances (including 2016): 16th
CIS championship all-time record: 29-24-2 (.545)
CIS championship all-time medals: 11 (2-4-5)
CIS championship best result: 2-time champions (2011, 1998)
CIS championship last appearance: 2014 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: 11th appearance in 12 years
NO. 2 OTTAWA GEE-GEES (RSEQ champions)
Head Coach: Jennifer Boyd (4th season)
Regular season record: 7-0
Regular season standing: 1st RSEQ
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: RSEQ champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 18): No. 3
Top 10 best ranking: No. 3 (6 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (6 polls): 6
Conference award winners: Jennifer Boyd (coach)
Conference all-stars: Simone Savary, Alexandra Ellis, Fiona McNeill-Knowles, Jessica Foran, Elizabeth Boudreault, Emily Babcock
CIS championship appearances (including 2016): 4th
CIS championship all-time record: 3-6 (.333)
CIS championship all-time medals: 1 (0-0-1)
CIS championship best result: Bronze (2015)
CIS championship last appearance: 2015 (Bronze)
CIS championship sequence: 3nd straight appearance
No. 3 Calgary Dinos (Canada West champions)
Head Coach: Simon Chi
Regular season record: 4-0
Regular season standing: 1st Canada West
Playoff record: 2-0
Playoff finish: Canada West champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 18): No. 5
Top 10 best ranking: No. 5 (3 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (6 polls): 4
Conference award winners: DeLeaka Menin (MVP), Simon Chi (coach)
Conference all-stars: DeLeaka Menin, Emily Tuttosi, Kasselle Menin, Temi Ogunjimi, Elysa Sandron
CIS championship appearances (including 2016): 1
CIS championship all-time record: 0-0-0
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: None
CIS championship last appearance: None
CIS championship sequence: 1st appearance
NO. 4 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-WOMEN (AUS champions)
Head Coach: Mike Cavanagh (18th season)
Regular season record: 6-0
Regular season standing: 1st AUS
Playoff record: 1-0
Playoff finish: AUS champions
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 18): No. 4
Top 10 best ranking: No. 4 (2 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (6 polls): 3
Conference award winners: Joanna Alphonso (MVP)
Conference all-stars: Joanna Alphonso, Ellen Murphy, Brooke Newsome, Miranda Sample, Jaelei Meyer, Breanna Allison
CIS championship appearances (including 2016): 19th
CIS championship all-time record: 27-30-3 (.475)
CIS championship all-time medals: 7 (4-3-0)
CIS championship best result: 4-time champions (2014, 2012, 2010, 2006)
CIS championship last appearance: 2015 (7th/8th)
CIS championship sequence: 19th straight appearance
NO. 5 CONCORDIA STINGERS (RSEQ finalists)
Head Coach: Graeme McGravie (12th season)
Regular season record: 5-2
Regular season standing: 3rd RSEQ
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: RSEQ finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 18): No. 9
Top 10 best ranking: No. 7 (1 poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (6 polls): 6
Conference award winners: None
Conference all-stars: Alexandra Tessier, Frederique Rajotte, Jenna Thompson
CIS championship appearances (including 2016): 8th
CIS championship all-time record: 7-16 (.304)
CIS championship all-time medals: 2 (0-1-1)
CIS championship best result: Finalists (2010)
CIS championship last appearance: 2015 (4th place)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd straight appearance
NO. 6 ACADIA AXEWOMEN (AUS finalist)
Head Coach: Matthew Durant (7th season)
Regular season record: 4-2
Regular season standing: 2nd AUS
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: AUS finalist
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 18): No. 10
Top 10 best ranking: No. 7 (1 poll)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (6 polls): 4
Conference award winners: Kelsey Brumm (community service)
Conference all-stars: Harley Tucker, Angela Govier, Gillian Bergsma, Natasha Johnson, Annie Kennedy
CIS championship appearances (including 2016): 3rd
CIS championship all-time record: 0-5 (.000)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: 6th place (2012)
CIS championship last appearance: 2015 (7th/8th)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance
NO. 7 McMASTER MARAUDERS (OUA finalists)
Head Coach: Shaun Allen (3rd season)
Regular season record: 5-0
Regular season standing: 1st OUA Russell Division
Playoff record: 2-1
Playoff finish: OUA finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 18): No. 1
Top 10 best ranking: No. 1 (6 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (6 polls): 6
Conference award winners (Russell Division): Sara Svoboda (MVP), Lydia Hicks (community service)
Conference all-stars (Russell Division): Britni French, Sara Svoboda, Colleen Irowa, Katie Svoboda
CIS championship appearances (including 2016): 5th
CIS championship all-time record: 9-4 (.692)
CIS championship all-time medals: 3 (1-2-0)
CIS championship best result: Gold (2015)
CIS championship last appearance: 2015 (Gold)
CIS championship sequence: 3rd consecutive appearance
NO. 8 VICTORIA VIKES (Host/Canada West finalists)
Head Coach: Brittany Waters (2nd season)
Regular season record: 3-1
Regular season standing: 2nd Canada West
Playoff record: 1-1
Playoff finish: Canada West finalists
Top 10 final ranking (Oct. 18): No.8
Top 10 best ranking: No. 6 (2 polls)
Top 10 number of weeks ranked (6 polls): 6
Conference award winners: None
Conference all-stars: Chelsey Minter, Julia Folk, Jess Neilson, Madeleine Graham
CIS championship appearances (including 2016): 3rd
CIS championship all-time record: 2-4 (.333)
CIS championship all-time medals: 0
CIS championship best result: 5th place (2015)
CIS championship last appearance: 2015 (5th place)
CIS championship sequence: 2nd straight appearance